Community dialogue on life after incarceration planned for Wednesday

Community dialogue on life after incarceration planned for Wednesday

Five formerly incarcerated individuals will tell their stories of what it’s like reentering the community at the Juneau Reentry Coalition’s May meeting Wednesday night.The community… Continue reading

Community dialogue on life after incarceration planned for Wednesday
Mark Anthony De Simone, 53, seen here during his first court appearance in Juneau District Court on Tuesday, May 17.

Ex-Arizona lawmaker’s murder trial set for August

The 53-year-old man accused of murdering a downtown Juneau jeweler during a hunting trip in Excursion Inlet entered a not guilty plea during an arraignment… Continue reading

Mark Anthony De Simone, 53, seen here during his first court appearance in Juneau District Court on Tuesday, May 17.
Greg Fitch is starting a nonprofit to help advocate for those with mental health issues.

Juneau man wants to start a mental health revolution through new nonprofit

Greg Fitch is starting a nonprofit that strives to give people experiencing mental illness “a voice in change.”The 46-year-old Juneau resident wants to help mental… Continue reading

Greg Fitch is starting a nonprofit to help advocate for those with mental health issues.
Chrystal Rose Phillips, 28

Juneau woman escapes police custody while in hospital

After claiming to have swallowed drugs during an arrest, a Juneau woman evaded custody by escaping the hospital when police weren’t looking. Now, the police… Continue reading

Chrystal Rose Phillips, 28

Police & Fire for Monday, May 23, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Coast Guard observes National Safe Boating Week in Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Safe Boating Week campaign is a public outreach effort held annually during the week leading up to Memorial Day weekend… Continue reading

Juneau teen crashes car, arrested for drunken driving

A Juneau teen was arrested for drunken driving Saturday morning after he crashed and totaled his car near 19-mile Glacier Highway.Daniel Justin Stevens, 18, was… Continue reading

Nancy Nash performs "Inusksuit," written by John Luther Adams and put on by local musicians as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics, on Saturday at the University of Alaska Southeast.

Photos: Jazz & Classics at UAS

Juneau musicians put on a once-only performance of “Inuksuit” by John Luther Adams on Saturday at the University of Alaska Southeast as part of Juneau… Continue reading

Nancy Nash performs "Inusksuit," written by John Luther Adams and put on by local musicians as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics, on Saturday at the University of Alaska Southeast.

City celebrates new dock completion

Big scissors be damned. Instead of cutting a ribbon, city officials decided to celebrate the completion of the new Panamax cruise ship dock by hosting… Continue reading

First-graders Sammie Jo Quintal, left, and Bailey Deems eat breakfest before school starts at Glacier Valley Elementary on Wednesday. The Juneau Community Foundation and United Way of Southeast Alaska donated $18,104 to help the Juneau School District offer free breakfast for all students next year at most elementary schools and grab and go foods where a breakfast cannot be offered.

School district expands free breakfast program

Beginning this August, every elementary student will be offered a free breakfast to start their day off right.The Juneau School District originally piloted the national… Continue reading

First-graders Sammie Jo Quintal, left, and Bailey Deems eat breakfest before school starts at Glacier Valley Elementary on Wednesday. The Juneau Community Foundation and United Way of Southeast Alaska donated $18,104 to help the Juneau School District offer free breakfast for all students next year at most elementary schools and grab and go foods where a breakfast cannot be offered.
A recent land-swap will allow the city to develop a subdivision behind the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church northwest of the Brotherhood Bridge.

Conflict boils over Pederson Hill development plans

Juneau’s Lands and Resources Division has an ambitious plan to fight the high cost of housing. But where city officials see a solution, several developers… Continue reading

A recent land-swap will allow the city to develop a subdivision behind the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church northwest of the Brotherhood Bridge.

Police and Fire for Sunday, May 22, 2016

Assault• At 2:15 a.m. Thursday, Phillip Drummer, 52, was arrested for assault in the 100 block of Franklin Street, and he was taken to Lemon… Continue reading

Around Town

Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is open to members and public trap… Continue reading

Walker, Southeast Conference seek AMHS makeover

KETCHIKAN — A plan to remake the Alaska Marine Highway System earned attention from Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday, the same day the system’s winter… Continue reading

Driver in 2014 fatal car crash pleads guilty

The driver of a car that was involved in a fatal vehicle crash that claimed the life of an 18-year-old Juneau-Douglas High School senior in… Continue reading

Juneau grand jury indicts ex-Arizona lawmaker for murder

A Juneau grand jury indicted the 53-year-old ex-Arizona lawmaker who allegedly murdered a downtown Juneau jeweler on a hunting trip in Excursion Inlet on Sunday.Mark… Continue reading

Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy speaks to a defendant during an arraignment last month. Judge Levy is retiring in October, and 10 attorneys and magistrates from across the state have applied for the vacant seat. Of those 10, seven are local attorneys practicing in Juneau. Four of those are women.

Of the 7 local lawyers vying to become Juneau’s next judge, 4 are women

Eight attorneys and two magistrates statewide have applied for the Juneau District Court judgeship that Judge Keith Levy will leave behind when he retires in… Continue reading

Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy speaks to a defendant during an arraignment last month. Judge Levy is retiring in October, and 10 attorneys and magistrates from across the state have applied for the vacant seat. Of those 10, seven are local attorneys practicing in Juneau. Four of those are women.

Torch Run to take place at Twin Lakes on Saturday

The Twin Lakes Trail will be in use Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon for the Special Olympics of Alaska Torch Run. The trail will be open… Continue reading

Seasonal clean closes pool for two weeks

The Augustus Brown Swimming Pool, located downtown on Glacier Avenue, will be closed for two weeks starting on Monday, May 23, for seasonal maintenance.The pool… Continue reading